Assessment Plan for 3D Building With SketchUp Class

Assessment Plan for 3D Building With SketchUp Class

http://3dbuildingsketchup.weebly.com/

I designed my online class using Weebly. The site objective is to create a 3D Literacy learning environment that is user-friendly, fun, and engaging. 

My class was designed to be synchronous, which I chose due to the high drop-out rate in asynchronous classes. According to Pedro and Johnson, students leave classes when they feel that the learning environment is too de-personalized. I made my class personal by scheduling a weekly Zoom meeting where we can create a community of learners. I also added a Join.Me meeting that will supplement my video instruction. I even modeled a character, Vitruvius, which will be in every 3D model and be a companion teacher.  

I designed the class with the idea of redundancy, to have multiple ways of accessing the materials. The repetition and multiple instructions will ensure that I can be a supportive teacher. I wanted my class not to be overwhelming, I divided my first project into a three-week challenge. I delivered most of my education materials using video instruction delivered via YouTube. This will allow the students to watch and follow step by step.  My videos are relatively short (less than 10 minutes). Students are encouraged to pause and rewind as needed.

To decide how to help my peer assess my classes, I devised  the diagram below that presents my learning objective, tools, and instructional methods.   

I have six basic objectives:

Objective One is to teach Digital Literacy. 

I  train the students to download software and install it on their computers. So many of my students are not competent at saving files and naming them.  I demonstrate in my class how to download and upload files. I show how to participate in 3D world by uploading and downloading from 3D Warehouse (an online site for sharing 3D objects). 

Objective Two: is to teach Spatial Literacy.

 In Sketch Up a person can design a spoon or an entire city. Being able to model objects in 3D is a useful life skill with many application in the sciences and arts. I demonstrate how to use the mouse to navigate space,  pan, and zoom. Most 3D applications and virtual reality environments have similar tools. I show how easy it is to build a simple object, copy it, then move it in space.

Objective Three  is to teach students how to use SketchUp.

SketchUp has specific methods for work. In my video tutorials, I explain the tool pallet and how to use it. I show a practical workflow. I build the skills each week and keep adding skills to the students' toolbox to create more complex projects. 

Objective Four is to teach students time management.

In a fast-paced world, projects need to be completed on time. Since each week will depend on the skills acquired the week before, I will make sure students keep up with the assignment schedule. I will make sure that they find enough time to practice and send the work to me so I can assess it and give them feedback. 

Objective Five is to teach participation and engagement.

Most students don't use their classmates as supportive members of a learning community.

In this my class we will be  encouraged to teach each other. The site will have a discussion area.

Objective Six is to help students learn how to evaluate their own work and how to give constructive feedback to their classmates. 

I will share the rubric and explain how they can evaluate themselves and others.

The students will be assessed on three fronts.

Class participation will count for 20%

Attending online meetings

Attending the Join.me sessions

Students' projects  will count for  60%

Quality of the drawing accuracy

Use of Groups

Creativity 

Delivery on time

Students' feedback to each other 20%

 Peer reviews will take place in the 3D Warehouse, and in the discussion area

This is a detailed rubric for grading the castle projects

RUBRIC for Castle in SketchUp 

Project evaluation	Excellent   effort	Meets   expectation	Satisfactory	Base line skills	Minimal effort	No work
Student produced the Castel in 3D as shown in tutorial accurately.	5	4	3	2	1	0
All objects remind blocks	5	4	3	2	1	0
Doors and windows were opened	5	4	3	2	1	0
Color added to decorate the shapes	5	4	3	2	1	0
Student's name added in 3D	5	4	3	2	1	0
File added to 3D warehouse	5	4	3	2	1	0
Students gave constructive feedback to two students	10	7	6	4	2	0
Student participated in Zoom meeting	10	7	6	4	2	0
Points	50
TOTAL POINTS

At the end of the course, I will review everyone's assignments and see if the students have learned the proposed lessons. If there are gaps in learning, I have to revise my lessons to serve my learners better.

I used: https://www.draw.io/ to create my diagram, Great tool.   

References :

Willging, Pedro A., and Scott D. Johnson. "Factors that Influence Students' Decision to Dropout of Online Courses." Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks 13.3 (2009): 115-127.

Artifact from my teaching life

I have been using websites as part of my teaching for the last 5 years. My community college students benefit from having an online place to go to regularly and know what we are studying and have links to assignments, essays, syllabus, and instructional videos.  I consider my classes blended learning environments. Students can work at home and continue to learn by themselves.

I use Weebly.com. This company allows students and teachers to have free websites.  I encourage my students to make digital portfolios using Weebly or whatever site-building source they choose. This is an example of one student's digital portfolio: http://fortunatoiodice.weebly.com/my-work.html


This is my site: http://sketchup106.weebly.com.

Currently, my class is learning about building science and is researching green building resources.
My website has many links to YouTube videos and articles on the subject.

A large percentage of my students get overwhelmed by subjects that are open-ended and they resist learning by exploring.  I keep reminding them of the assignment goals.

My specific student population needs my in-class presence and constant support. Their years of education did not prepare them to be self-driven learners.  This semester, I am developing strategies to make sure I have my students' attention and focus. I take them into a conference room and insist they leave their digital devices in the computer lab. I have to model for them what a fact-based discussion looks like and make sure they take notes using pen and paper.

I have a link to my syllabus  at the home page: http://sketchup106.weebly.com/home.html

I have a rubric to show how projects should be graded:

Storyboard using Prezi

For my project, I choose a character that is both historical and is popular in Lego world. This character is a master builder and a perfect cartoon teacher. His name is Vitruvius  and I created a 3D model of him in SketchUp.

Vitruvius is going to be the instructor and will show learners how to do most of the basic SketchUp commands. My idea is to present SketchUp in a friendly and accessible way. In using Lego as a metaphor and as a vehicle for teaching 3D design, the intention is to remove the inhibition that most people experience when trying to learn new software.

I will deliver my lesson on the class website and there I will make videos animation using Vitruvius to help explain and demonstrate: http://3dbuildingsketchup.weebly.com/

I created  a simple storyboard that shows several frames of how this instruction may look.

http://prezi.com/tgfnp_urxu6v/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

The intention is to create a whole narrative of all the skills each lesson will cover.

And have and outline of the full structure of my course. 

Storyboard using Prezi

For my project, I choose a character that is both historical and is popular in Lego world. This character is a master builder and a perfect cartoon teacher. His name is Vitruvius  and I created a 3D model of him in SketchUp.

Vitruvius is going to be the instructor and will show learners how to do most of the basic SketchUp commands. My idea is present SketchUp in a friendly and accessible way. In using Lego as a metaphor and as a vehicle for teaching 3D design, the intention is to remove the inhibition that most people experience when trying to learn new software.

I will deliver my lesson on the class website and there I will make videos animation using Vitruvius to help explain and demonstrate: http://3dbuildingsketchup.weebly.com/

I created  a simple storyboard that shows several frames of how this instruction may look.

http://prezi.com/tgfnp_urxu6v/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

The intention is to create a whole narrative of all the skills each lesson will cover.

And have and outline of the full structure of my course. 

Environment Selection for my 3D class

This was a big week for me, I got married! We had a lovely wedding celebration on Sunday. I did not want fall behind on my project so I did as much as I could on Saturday to choose a learning environment that is suitable for my 3D SketchUp class, and to build a mockup sample.

I decided not to use VR worlds yet. I do not underestimate the potential and benefits of immersion in 3D worlds. I am not sure these worlds a suitable for general  education yet.   

I will use a Weebly site to deliver my education materials and make links to videos on YouTube that will have 3D animations: http://3dbuildingsketchup.weebly.com/ .  I may use BlackBoard as a place to contact my students, deliver grades and have discussion groups.

I created a 3D model of a character that will be my teaching 3D model helper. His name is Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (born c. 80–70 BC, died after c. 15 BC), commonly known as Vitruvius, was a Roman author, architect, civil engineer  and military engineer during the 1st century BC.The  Lego movie made Vitruvius famous again by having him bring together all the Master Builders for a meeting in Cloud Cuckoo Land.

In this simple short video, I show how it is possible to create  a simple animation using SketchUp. This is by no way anything close to Machinima, but I enjoyed many effective learning animations that don't have any fancy special effects.

I prefer to create more educational content than spending hours learning animation, just to have a character that can move its hips while walking. 

"The Lego Movie" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJDhE1tfBoo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfzws2YBy9M

Abstract

Abstract

My selected project for Advanced Seminar is to design an online learning environment that introduces the skills of spatial literacy. The lessons I will be teaching will enable students to learn in a very short time (4-6 weeks) how to draw 3D objects and create spaces that others can visit and use. The class will be using SketchUp Make which is free 3D design software for students. Most 3D software uses similar commands to create objects and platonic shapes. Knowing the principles of spatial construction in 3D can easily translate from one application to another.  I want to explore Unity and see if it is possible to create a learning environment using it. The project will have a class website that will be enhanced with video tutorial and images.  At the completion of the course, students will be able to model shapes with accuracy  and create homes or classrooms that look realistic and are built to the right scale. 

Khader's Full Project Proposal 3D Space Design

Abstract

My selected project for Advanced Seminar is to design an online learning environment that introduces the skills of spatial literacy. The lessons I will be teaching will enable students to learn in a very short time (4-6 weeks) how to draw 3D objects and create spaces that others can visit and use. The class will be using SketchUp Make which is free 3D design software for students. Most 3D software uses similar commands to create objects and platonic shapes. Knowing the principles of spatial construction in 3D can easily translate from one application to another.  I want to explore Unity and see if it is possible to create a learning environment using it. The project will have a class website that will be enhanced with video tutorial and images.  At the completion of the course, students will be able to model shapes with accuracy  and create homes or classrooms that look realistic and are built to the right scale. 

The Need

In the beginning of the course, I will show the students a video that I will be creating. The video will cover the applications of spatial thinking in many fields, including architecture, game design, physics and city planning. I will show how they will benefit from acquiring this knowledge in their everyday lives.

To reach the widest audience, my class will have a website that is will deliver each week's lesson in the form of a detailed video tutorial. There will be practice exercises for them to create and upload to the 3D warehouse. The warehouse is free and available anyone to view models and download them to so the whole class can view them in 3D and learn from the group effort. The class can have a link to Blackboard LMS which will allow students to communicate with me and each other.

The Scope

To create engagement and a sense of community it will make sense to run this course as a closed course every 4-6 weeks, so a whole group of students can learn together.  This is a good place for situated learning.

In week two, the assignment will be to design a custom desk. The learners will be working on a real-world challenge and have to take into consideration measurements of their own bodies and to invent a desk that is unique and personal to them.

I brainstormed on how I will structure my course and what material I will cover and in what sequence. As you can see from bubble diagram below.

To make the class is fun I will start with a Zoom meeting(https://www.zoom.us/) to introduce all the students to each other and to make sure we can learn as a community of learners.  I will use Join.me , a great application that allows the teacher to share the screen and demonstrate computer skills with all participants, and to meet one a week and answer questions that students may come up with.

Requirements 

Students who sign up for this class will need to have a computer that can run 3D design software. Most PC's and Mac's that are at least 4 years old can do this task. It is also necessary to spend 4-6 hours a week practicing.  I  recommend for my students to keep a sketchbook to brainstorm and record their ideas."Before students had access to CAD, drawing was the foundation of their work and was believed to be necessary during all the developmental stages of a mechanical design"(Brown, p55)

Ethics:

One ethical issue with building and sharing 3D models is the issue of copyright. Often students download pre-made models and don't consider that plagiarism. I want to focus on how to create projects that are authentic and reflect their own design ideas but still be allowed to use objects made by others. It is acceptable to use models of cars in one's own city if you design the city itself but give credit to the maker of that car.

Timeline:

 Week One:

Introduction to 3D design

Online meeting on Zoom.

Video on YouTube of the basic commands in Sketch Up.

Read essay on Visual Literacy and respond to it on Discussion

Post your first shape to 3D warehouse

Sketch an object in your house using a pencil on paper an  post it to class discussion

 Week Two

Design an assembly of many objects . Use copy and rotate commands

Creating Groups.

Read an essay on space composition and reflect on the essay with class.

Post a group of shapes you designed to the 3D warehouse and give constructive critique to your classmates.

 Week Three

Designing Spaces. How to create spaces for people.

Design and build a mini house using SketchUp

Read article on the importance of public space

 Week Four

Design a learning village with your classmate collaborate and decide which part you want to design. think of a theme that can make the design cohesive .

Exporting to Unity. 

Evaluation:

Students will send their finished 3D Models to the 3D Warehouse. All the files there can be downloaded by me and other students and evaluated.

I use a rubric for evaluation that takes into account accuracy, smart use of the software, creativity and the ability to problem solve.

Students have to meet 4-5 bench marks to receive a certificate of completion.

References:

Brown, Polly. "CAD: Do Computers Aid the Design Process After All?."Intersect: The Stanford Journal of Science, Technology and Society 2.1 (2009): 52-66.

Nelson, B. C., & Erlandson, B. E. (2012). Design for Learning in Virtual Worlds: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Educational Technology . New York: Routledge.

Software: 

http://www.sketchup.com/

https://store.unity.com/

Khader's Full Project Proposal 3D Space Design

My selected project for Advanced Seminar is to design an online learning environment that introduces the skills of spatial literacy. The lessons I will be teaching will enable students to learn in a very short time (4-6 weeks) how to draw 3D objects and create spaces that others can visit and use. The class will be using SketchUp Make which is free 3D design software for students. Most 3D software use similar commands to create objects and platonic shapes. Knowing the principles of spatial construction in 3D can easily translate from on application to another.  I want to explore Unity and see if it is possible to create a learning environment using it. The project will have a class website that will be enhanced with video tutorial and images.  At the completion of the course students will be able to model with accuracy shapes and create homes or classroom that loo realistic and are build to the right scale. 

The Need

In the beginning of the course, I will show the students a video that I will be creating. The video will cover the applications of spatial thinking in many fields,architecture, game design, physics and city planning. I will show how will they benefit from acquiring this knowledge to their everyday lives.

To reach the widest audience, my class will have a website that is will deliver each week's lesson in the form of a detailed video tutorial. There will be practice exercises for each student's to create and upload to the 3D warehouse that is available anyone for free to view models and download them to so the whole class can view them in 3d and learn from the group effort. The class can have a link to Blackboard LMS which will allow students to communicate with me and each other.

Scope

To create engagement and a sense of community it will make sense to run this course officially every 4-6 weeks, so a whole group of students can learn together.  This is a good place for situated learning.

In week two the assignment will be to design a custom desk. The learners will be working on a real-world challenge and have to take into consideration measurements of their own bodies and to invent a desk hat is unique and that is personal to them.

I brainstormed on how I will structure my course and what material I will cover and in what sequence. As you can see from bubble diagram below.

To make the class is fun I will start with a Zoom meeting(https://www.zoom.us/) to introduce all the students to each other and to make sure we can learn as a community of learners.  I will use Join.me , a great application that allows the teacher to share the screen and demonstrate computer skills with all participants, and to meet one a week and answer questions that students may come up with.

Requirements 

Students who sign up for this class will need to have a computer that can run 3D design software. Most PC and Mac that are at least 4 years old can do this task. It is also necessary to spend 4-6 hours a week practicing.  I  recommend for my students to keep a sketchbook to brainstorm and record their ideas."Before students had access to CAD, drawing was the foundation of their work and was believed to be necessary during all the developmental stages of a mechanical design"(Brown, p55)

Ethics:

One ethical issue with building and sharing 3D models is the issue of copyright. Often students download pre-made models and don't consider that plagiarism. I want to focus on how to create projects that are authentic and reflect their own design ideas but still be allowed to use objects made by others. It is Ok to use models of cars in ones own city if you design the city itself but give credit to the maker of that car.

Timeline:

 Week One:

Introduction to 3D design

Online meeting on Zoom.

Video on YouTube of the basic commands in Sketch Up.

Read essay on Visual Literacy and respond to it on Discussion

Post your first shape to 3D warehouse

Sketch an object in your house using a pencil on paper an  post it to class discussion

 Week Two

Design an assembly of many objects . Use copy and rotate commands

Creating Groups.

Read an essay on space composition and reflect on the essay with class.

Post a group of shapes you designed to the 3D warehouse and give constructive critique to your classmates.

 Week Three

Designing Spaces. How to create spaces for people.

Read article on the importance of public space

 Week Four

Design a learning village with your classmate collaborate and decide which part you want to design. think of a theme that can make the design cohesive .

Exporting to Unity. 

Evaluation:

Students will send their finished 3D Models to the 3D Warehouse. All the files there can be downloaded by me and other students and evaluated.

I used a rubric fro evaluation that take into account accuracy, smart use of the software, creativity and the ability to problem solve.

Students have to meet 4-5 bench marks to receive a certificate of completion.

References:

Brown, Polly. "CAD: Do Computers Aid the Design Process After All?."Intersect: The Stanford Journal of Science, Technology and Society 2.1 (2009): 52-66.

Nelson, B. C., & Erlandson, B. E. (2012). Design for Learning in Virtual Worlds: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Educational Technology . New York: Routledge.

Software: 

http://www.sketchup.com/

https://store.unity.com/